Upon hearing Biao Ye's arrogant tone, Luo Jingyan sensed something was amiss.
Although there is a food shortage now, the market is still not comparable to that during the Lunar New Year.
During the Spring Festival, people generally buy grain by stockpiling it. This is because supply and marketing cooperatives and black markets are closed for several days during the Spring Festival. In addition, the workers in the family do not go to work in the factory and do not eat in the factory canteen. Of course, they have to eat at home, so each family consumes a lot more grain. Naturally, they have to buy more, otherwise, their family will run out of food in no time.
However, now that everyone's food purchasing methods have returned to normal, the fact that Master Biao is asking for so much food suggests there might be something fishy going on.
First, Master Biao really needs this much stock.
Secondly, it was because Boss Biao wanted to double-cross her.
hehe……
It seems that Master Biao is indeed planning to double-cross her.
Since the other party is going to harm her, she doesn't need to be polite to them.
“Brother Biao, I haven’t been idle during the Spring Festival. I’ve been collecting grain everywhere. I have more grain on hand now than during the Spring Festival. I can provide what you need.”
Master Biao was very happy: "That's good."
Luo Jingyan then said, "Brother Biao, I have a habit of collecting antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry. I wonder if you have any of these here?"
"Yes, I have."
He had been having people collect those things, but he had previously sold them to foreigners because he could make more money from them.
"That's great," Luo Jingyan said. "Mr. Biao, I'd like to use these items to offset part of the payment. What do you think?"
"No problem, how many do you want? One case or two cases?"
When it comes time to make the deal, I can't even give you half a box.
Luo Jingyan said, "Of course, the more the better."
"Then I'll give you four boxes: three boxes of antiques and jade, and one box of gold and jewelry, is that alright?"
"That's excellent."
Luo Jingyan guessed he was just talking nonsense and asked, "Brother Biao, where are your things? May I take a look at them first?"
Biao Ye was somewhat displeased: "Don't you trust me?"
"Of course not, it's just that I like those things so much that I can't wait."
"Don't worry, you'll definitely see him when the deal is done."
They agreed to conduct the transaction at the old grain station that evening, after which Luo Jingyan left.
After leaving Biao Ye's compound, she noticed someone was following her, but she shook them off without making a sound.
Once outside, Black Tiger caught up with her and jumped into her space.
"Black Tiger, have you found out where Master Biao's treasures are hidden?"
"We found it; it's in a cellar inside his house."
"Well done."
It all depends on whether Master Biao will play his cards properly tonight. If the other party really tries something funny, she'll make him regret it.
When Luo Jingyan rode the oxcart back to the brigade, Zhuang Feifei was also on the cart. The aunties and grandmas on the cart liked to talk, and sometimes they would chat and joke with the two young and pretty girls.
Luo Jingyan was quite polite to them. As long as they didn't say anything excessive, she would chat with them with a smile.
Zhuang Feifei, on the other hand, was very unsociable, always acting arrogantly and disregarding the aunties and older women.
She barely responded to the older women talking to her, and even looked at one of the older women next to her with disdain: "Can you stay away from me? You smell bad, I can't stand it."
The old woman immediately became unhappy and wanted to give her a piece of her mind.
"Oh dear, what's that smell on me? This is what we farmers smell like. We don't like the smell, so stay away from us."
She noticed that Luo Jingyan, who was sitting next to her, showed no sign of disdain. On the contrary, she had been chatting and laughing with them the whole time. This created a stark contrast in her impression of the two educated youths.
She wanted to annoy Zhuang Feifei, and at the same time, she was saying what she really thought: "Oh, look how good this young educated youth Luo is, how beautiful she is. I think Luo is the prettiest one around here. It's a pity she already has a boyfriend, otherwise all the young men from the surrounding villages would be fighting over her."
An aunt immediately chimed in, "That's right, no one can compare to Luo Zhiqing. I liked this girl so much the moment I saw her."
Zhuang Feifei felt terrible after hearing this. She had to admit that even with the confidence of a female lead, she was once again discouraged.
Logically speaking, all these compliments should be used on her; who is Luo Jingyan anyway!
Her face quickly darkened.
Seeing that she was unwilling, another older woman immediately said, "I like it too. It's much better than some ugly people who think they're beautiful."
"Some people lack self-awareness. They have a lot of flaws themselves, yet they still look down on others. They're like flies in a latrine trying to think they're butterflies. They can't compare to Luo Zhiqing at all."
Zhuang Feifei realized they were all mocking her. Even the old woman she used to dislike was deliberately getting close to her, breathing heavily on her as she spoke, the strong, unpleasant smell constantly filling the air she was breathing, making her feel nauseous.
Coupled with the old woman's earlier mockery, she disliked the old woman even more. In anger, she reached out and pushed the old woman, saying, "I told you to stay away from me, didn't you hear me? You country folk don't brush your teeth all year round, the smell in your mouth is awful."
This offended everyone on the bus. Most of them don't brush their teeth, but that shouldn't be a reason for them to be disliked.
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